DINGHY TOWING Many motor home drivers like to dinghy-tow
a smaller vehicle as they travel. The chart below shows which
Chevrolet vehicles can be dinghy-towed without a dolly or
trailer and with all four wheels on the ground. Rear-wheel-
drive and all-wheel-drive trucks should not be dinghy-towed.
Towed vehicles (or dollies or trailers carrying them) should
have a separate functional braking system.
DINGHY TOWING SETUP PROCEDURE Use extra caution
whenever towing another vehicle. Do not exceed the towing
vehicle’s ratings such as the gross combination weight rating
(GCWR) by adding the weight of the dinghy-towed vehicle or
vehicle damage may result.
SPECIFIC DINGHY TOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLORADO
AND SILVERADO 4x4 MODELS WITH A 2-SPEED TRANSFER
CASE (WITH A NEUTRAL AND A 4-LOW POSITION):
1. Tow only in a forward direction. Position the vehicle to
be towed behind the towing vehicle.
2. Securely attach the vehicle to the tow vehicle.
1 With manual transmission only. 2 Requires available 2-speed transfer case.
3. Firmly apply the parking brake, start the engine and
shift the transmission to Neutral. Caution: Shifting the
transmission to Neutral can cause the vehicle to roll
and may cause personal injury.
4. Shift the transfer case to Neutral. Caution: Shifting the
transfer case to Neutral can cause the vehicle to roll, even
if the transmission is in Park (automatic), and may cause
personal injury.
5. Check for transfer case Neutral by shifting transmission to
Reverse, then Drive, and verify that there is no engagement.
6. While the transmission is in Drive, turn the ignition key
to Accessory.
7. Shift the transmission to Park.
8. Depower the vehicle by removing the negative cable at the
battery. This procedure must be followed or the steering
column could be damaged.
9. Cover the negative battery post with a nonconducting
material and prevent any contact between the negative
battery terminal and the negative battery cable. Notice: If
power is provided by accidental contact of the cable and
terminals, damage to the towed vehicle may result, which
would not be covered under the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
10. Verify the steering column is unlocked.
11. Release the parking brake only after verifying the towed
vehicle is attached to the towing vehicle.
12. The ignition key must remain in the towed vehicle.
Manually lock the doors and use second key for access.
DISCONNECTING THE TOWED VEHICLE
1. Leave the truck connected to the tow vehicle.
2. Connect the battery.
3. Set the parking brake and place transmission in Park.
4. Shift the transfer case to 2 HI.
5. Disconnect the truck from the towing vehicle.
6. Reset any lost presets.
14 DINGHY TOWING
FLAT (DINGHY) TOWING CAPABILITY
CAMARO COLORADO CORVETTE CRUZE EQUINOX EXPRESS IMPALA MALIBU SILVERADO SONIC SPARK SPARK EV SS SUBURBAN TAHOE TRAVERSE TRAX VOLT
2WD No No No Yes
1
Yes No No Yes No Yes
1
Yes No No No No Yes No No
4x4 — Yes — — — — — — Yes — — — — Yes
2
Yes
2
— — —
AWD — — — — Yes — — — — — — — — — — Yes No —
